LINKS: The Day Gilbert Arenas Went From Halfway To Wholeway

Today is Siete de Mayo, the day Gilbert Arenas was allowed to go from his halfway house to his wholeway house … at 7 am sharp. Or is it from half to full?

And of course … paparazzi pho-togs were on the scene at Gilbert’s house in an attempt to score a money shot of the elusive agent.

He didn’t wave like a goofball. He didn’t give the camera a middle finger (which is popular among athletes these days). He simply constricted the strings on his black adidas hoodie so tight that breathing probably wasn’t easy on a humid(ish) day in May.

Which brings us to the question … how will Arenas once again re-establish himself with the media?

From his stance, the media is an all encompassing blanket represented by old crotchety white men who are more attention whore-y than Arenas has ever been, ironically.

Tony Kornheiser and Peter Vecsey. Screw them.

Arenas’ true intent will be to concentrate on basketball. And by the way, chill out folks. Dubious placements in Washington Post articles about Arenas having to ice down his knee after casual halfway house pickup games don’t mean a damn thing. With a thrice surgically repaired knee, you’re going to ice it down just about any time you do anything.

But as far as an interaction with the world, the fans … Arenas can’t help himself. He’ll have to do something. Will he start blogging again since it’s a direct connection of his voice to fans? (The media pilfering quotes from it be damned.) … Or perhaps a Re-Twitter?

Who knows. But Arenas can certainly learn lessons, be more mature, become a real leader by example without cutting himself off.

Don’t forget, Arenas has marketing savvy. And yes, that was an adidas hoodie he was wearing even though he’s a brand free-agent. Did I mention that Arenas can’t help himself?

LINKS:

Jonathan Givony of Draft Express reports (via Bullets Forever) that Ernie Grunfeld, among several other NBA executives, was in attendance at the Euro League Final Four in Paris.

Grunfeld could be scouting, or, according to Ira Winderman at Pro Basketball Talk, he could be legally discussing a sign-and-trade with another exec … or another type of trade that doesn’t require a free-agent signing first.

Ted Leonsis is removing the Washington Mystics “Attendance Champions” banners from the Verizon Center, saying in his blog, “The only banners we should display revolve around winning a division or conference or league championship.” Thanks be to that. Can’t believe I doubted Ted on this one.

Kyle founded TAI in 2007 and has been weaving in and out the world of Wizards ever since, ducking WittmanFaces, jumping over G-Wiz, and avoiding stints on the DNP-Conditioning list. He has covered the Washington pro basketball team as a member of the media since 2009. Kyle currently lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife, loves basketball, and has no pets.

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